how can you repair a dent in a wooden door?

Question

I have recently dented my bathroom door, the dent is about 3 inches in diameter and the wood seems slightly split. I wanted to know if there is a way of filling the whole and restoring the correct colour (a kind of yellow white). My landlord is coming to inspect the property in a couple of weeks and i'm worried that I wont be able to conceal the damage.

Answer 1

i'm assuming you have a hollow core door with wood skin on each side. you might be able to pull the dent out. here are a few ideas.

take piece of small gauge wire and bend the it at a right angle. either work it into the split or drill a small hole and work it in the hole. then pull the wood back rotating it around to easy it all back. you'll still have a small hole to patch but it would be near as big.

you could also drill other side and push it with a wire.

a small suction cup and pull. you might get luck if you wet down the cup and the wood with vasoline or such.

all else fails hang a caledar or a "gents" sign over the dent.

Answer 2

If it's a stained door and it has to be that way, you're stuck buying a new door. If the door can be painted or is painted, then you have options. The best stuff to use is fiberglass auto body filler, a k a Bondo. Yeah, it stinks to high heavens, you need to work quickly but it is tough, adheres well, sands up nice and smooth and will probably outlast the door. Clean the area with some hot water and dish soap, rinse well and let dry. Mix up some of the Bondo on a paper plate or in a paper bowl. Get a disposable plastic putty knife at the hardware store too. Use about 1/4 of the hardener that is called for otherwise it sets up way too quick and you'll need to mix more. Mix more than you think you will need. Open the windows and the doors! Apply the Bondo quickly and pack it into the dent firmly. Get it as smooth as you can but don't fuss over that too much, it sands down really easy and smooth. Let dry completely. Then sand flush, prime and paint the door. Works great on a variety of wood projects but it does stink to high heavens. Toss the plastic putty knife and the paper plate or bowl in an outside trash can or it will smell up the entire house! We had to redo our stairs because age had made a lot of the spindles loose (100+ year old house) which left a lot of screw holes to be patched. Wood putty is worthless, it doesn't sand smooth at all. The Bondo works great and if you feather it in over the surface, you won't be able to see the repairs after it's primed and painted. Works on gouges in window sills and other wood trim too.

Answer 3

if the door is a hollow core. it will be easier to replace rather than repair.

If it is a solid wooden door, take a damp cloth and your steam iron and see if you can raise the grain of the wood enough to bring the dent back to level with the frame. If this works, repaint the entire door is easier than trying to cover a spluge

Answer 4

if its 35 mm thick and light it just a cheap interior door. replace it. if its 35-40 mm thick and feels heavy its a solid door, seeing as how you rent of a landlord and it is solid it will be a varitey of redwood or knotted pine cheap and cheerful. is there panels 6 or 4? no panels? flat and even pre varnished (sealed ply) cheap crap. plwood door replace, internal hollow core replace, solid wood get wood filler and using a very fine sandpaper sand of an edge of the door into the filler and fill the hole.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

try a bit of plastic wood or wood filler and diy store will stock it and it comes in a variety of diffrent colours you just apply the filler jet it go off then just sand it down to a nice smooth finish

Answer 7

You can buy colour matched wood filler from the diy stores, however they normally do not match 100% the old wood. Is it possible to fill it and the paint the door?

Answer 8

you mean she locked herself in and you smashed the door in.
doors do not dent metal dents there are loads of ways you can repair, but not get the same colour, try a name plate like sh1thouse if its a big dent or wc if its small one. and hang a bathrobe on the otherside

Answer 9

you can buy wood filler in small tubes to match the colour of the wood !!!!! all good diy stores do them !!!
fill smooth down with a wet filler knife , and maybe a light sand by hand when dry...

Answer 10

Plastic wood. Any hardware store